Company 
An Italian story
Post World War II, the golden years of the bicycle. An entire country moved around on two wheels, and two champions, Coppi and Bartali, challenged each other on the roads of the Giro and the Tour.
A young craftsman, Martino Schiavon, produced bicycle seats in an attic in the historical center of Padua.
The only company on the panorama of national producers, Selle SMP decided to face the global market difficulties without taking the route of delocalization in countries with low labor costs.
The Schiavon family, convinced that the local production network must not lose experience and know how gained over many years of impassioned work and sacrifices, has kept production and employment in the Veneto region, opting to compete in the field of innovation and quality.
On July 21, 2006, 60 years after that day in 1947 when he started up his business, Martino passed away. Over the years the “helm” of the company was taken over by his sons Franco and Maurizio, but up to the day he died Martino was the President and continued to show up for work every day.
Today Selle SMP is the leader in the sector of high-range ergonomic seats. Sixty years have gone by, but each individual seat is still entirely produced in the Veneto, with the same passion and craftsmanlike care as when production was in a tiny attic.
If up to a few years ago the focus of the company was the first system, supplying the main world bicycle producers, intensive research and development over the years has led to a substantial modification in the positioning of Selle SMP in the market, enabling it to offer high, middle and low range products.
1947 – Selle SMP is founded
1970 – Annual production of 1,000,000 seats
1981 – Transfer to new headquarters in Casalserugo
1990 – Annual production of 3,000,000 seats
1995 – Internal testing laboratory is created, over 5,000,000 seats produced
2000 – First company in the sector with a certified quality system
2004 – The 4bike revolution is born with the PRO model
2005 - Composit, Evolution, Stratos ………..
2006 – Thanks Martino!
2007 – The carbon era
2010 – The first Giro d’Italia
